Thursday, March 31, 2011

Fudgy Rocky Road Bars

Technical name for these (from Martha Stewart) is fudgy rocky road bars, but really they're glorified smores, that you can make without a bon fire and a tent! This is the perfect treat if you want something with few ingredients, and takes less than 20 minutes to make. Plus, they gooey and taste amazing. Who doesn't love smores?!

Here are the ingredients you'll be using. Another great tid-bit about these are they're low cal! If you slice them up into 18 pieces, it's only 285 calories for one. I cut them up into probably 24 pieces, and also used low fat gram crackers, which will lower calories further. I'm starting to think my co-workers are getting upset about all the treats I keep bringing in, so I thought these were a great alternative because they taste great, but don't put you into a food coma after eating them! (Hellooo oreo stuffed cookies)

Begin by preheating the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a 9x13 inch baking dish with non-stick. Then line the bottom of the dish with graham crackers, breaking them to fit if necessary. Or breaking them to fit the already broken ones like I did! Bake until crackers are lightly toasted and fragrant, about 8 minutes.

Remove from the oven and sprinkle with almonds and dollop with marshmallow topping.

In a heatproof bowl set over (not in) a pan of simmering water, combine chocolate chips and milk. Cook, stirring occasionally, until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth.

Pour chocolate mixture over marshmallow topping.

Working quickly, swirl together with a thin-bladed knife. Refrigerate until set, about an hour. Cut into squares. You can also refrigerate, tightly wrapped, for up to two days.

There you have it! The easiest, cleanest, make in your home smore you'll ever eat. The walnuts are a great addition, and give it a little extra crunch. Try these, I guarantee you'll like them. They might even bring you back to being a kid, this time you won't have chocolate and marshmallow all over your face. :)

Fudgy Rocky Road Bars

8 graham crackers

1 1/2 cup natural almonds, coarsely chopped

1 cup marshmallow topping

1 12oz bag semisweet chocolate chips

1 14oz can condensed milk

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Spray 9x13 inch baking dish with non-stick spray.

Line the bottom of the dish with graham crackers, breaking to fit if necessary.

Bake until crackers are lightly toasted, around 8 minutes.

Sprinkle with almonds and dollop with marshmallow topping.

In a heatproof bowl, over a pan of simmering water, combine chocolate chips and milk.

Cook, stirring occasionally, until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth.